Ignacio Pena Garcia

Kinney County Sheriff's Office — Brackettville, TX

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch June 8, 1971

Age 76

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Jailer Ignacio Garcia was beaten and strangled to death in the Kinney County Jail by two inmates, both 22, during an escape attempt. He was attacked when he brought food to three inmates. Two of them strangled him with a rag and clothes hanger. They then tied up the third inmate and fled. Both stole a car in a nearby parking lot and were stopped and apprehended minutes later near Eagles Pass by State troopers. Both were convicted of murder and sentenced to three years. Jailer Garcia, a World War I U.S.

Survivors

Navy veteran, was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Jailer Garcia served with the Kinney County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Brackettville community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Kinney County Sheriff's Office

Location Brackettville, TX

Platform Identity kcso.kinney.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 8, 1971

Age 76

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Person

Offender Sentenced to 3 years

Military Service

Ignacio Pena Garcia served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Jailer Ignacio Pena Garcia is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Kinney County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Kinney County Sheriff's Office

of 4 officers

75% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious